EMSAT Viewer pairs EMSAT post-layout EMC and SI design rule checkers developed by IBM with a Pantheon EMSAT Viewer that displays each violation on the board in real-time. Includes tree view that mimics EMSATuser interface, along with descriptive error reporting. Tree view is interactive, allowing users to view a report on errors or click through each error to view the violation on the board. Violations are displayed using arrows and highlight objects. Viewed errors display in gray italics. Corrections can be made directly in Pantheon and exported back for analysis in EMSAT using the DSN output file. Checks for common violation types in a layout that lead to EMC or SI degradation. Rule types can be tailored to each design. Rule checking is accomplished by reading in .brd, .dsn, .hyp, .mcm, or .xml; critical objects in the layout are designated, such as I/O nets, power/ground nets, clock nets, and decoupling capacitors; then each of the EMSAT rules are run on the design, and errors are reported and stored in output files. Pantheon can use one of 35+ database translators in tandem with EMSAT viewer and EMSAT violation file.

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